Arnold Mooney
Republican | Alabama
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Arnold Mooney
Party
Republican
Election Year
2022
Election
General
Race
State Representative, Dist. 43
Incumbent
Yes
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EDUCATION
Samford University, Auburn University, University of Oxford, George Washington University, AB with Honors, MA, 1969 - 1975 and 1977
WORK & MILITARY
Career Commercial Realtor, holding the CCIM designation; currently Associate Broker with Southeast Commercial Partners and formerly a Vice President with Colonial Properties Trust; Life Member and Vulcan Award Recipient for Club of Excellence/Commercial Million Dollar Sales Club of the Birmingham Association of Realtors; 40+ years of experience serving small businesses, 1978 to present
AFFILIATIONS
Chair of Shelby County House Delegation; American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) State Chair for Alabama; serving on the Alabama House of Representatives Standing Committees for Ways and Means General Fund; Health; Constitution, Campaigns & Elections; and Chairman of Shelby County Local Legislation; ALGOP State Executive Committee; Life Fellow of the Heartland Institute; 15 years of experience developing and implementing jobs programs through the Workforce Invest Board - past Chairman, Vice Chairman and Finance Committee Chairman; Uncharted Waters Sports Ministry - Board Chairman for 10 years; Fellowship of Christian Athletes - Board of Directors and Executive Committee for North Central Alabama; Briarwood Christian School - Capital Campaigns, Booster Club and soccer program; Meadow Brook Baptist Church - Deacon, Past Chairman of Capital Campaign for Church Sanctuary, Past Chairman of Personnel Committee; Southern Seminary Foundation Board; Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Alabama - 20 years in fund raising, Committee Chairman and Board of Directors; Monday Morning Quarterback Club; St. Andrew’s Society - Board of Managers, past President and recipient of Heritage Award; North Shelby Inverness Rotary Club - Board of Directors and Paul Harris Fellow; past President of the Meadow Brook Homeowners Association; and financially supporting many Christian and civic charities, specially Sav-A-Life and Lifeline., See Organizational Listing
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Alabama State House Representatives 43rd District, 2014 - 2018
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
United States Senate, 2020
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS*
CONSERVATIVE (4)
National Rifle Association (NRA) PVF; Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) FARMPAC; *National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Alabama; *Alabama Citizens for Life
OTHER (4)
Alabama Forestry Association ForestPAC; *Business Council of Alabama; *Manufacture Alabama; *Alabama Association of Realtors
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Alabama Association of Realtors; Alabama Citizens for Life; Alabama Forestry Association; Alabama Farmers Federation; Alabama Retail Association; Alabama Republican Assembly; Business Council of Alabama; Manufacture Alabama; National Federation of Independent Business Alabama; Helena Mayor J. Brian Puckett, Helena City Council President Alice Lobell, and former Helena City Council President Hal “Hewy” Woodman; Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato, Hoover City Council President John Lyda; Indian Springs Village Mayor Brenda Bell-Guercio; Pelham Mayor Gary Waters, and Pelham City Council President Maurice Mercer; Shelby County Commissioners Mike Vest and Lindsey Allison; National Rifle Association; North Shelby Professional Firefighters
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)
Senate Conservatives Fund (2020); State Republican Party Organizations (2022); WinRed (2020)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (7)
Anson Knowles (2019); Dan Roberts (2019); Lead Encourage Elect PAC (2019); Make Opportunity PAC (2019); Mike Holmes (2019)
OTHER INFORMATION
Vote record from votesmart
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Under no circumstances
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Strongly Disagree
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
Under absolutely no circumstances
NATIONAL SECURITY
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?
All of the land border entries and all other entry points to the United States must be secure, and complete background checks must be made for any person entering our country, whether on a tourist, student or work visa.
I support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees.
Strongly Disagree
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.
C
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
They cannot be allowed to force vaccinations that violate faith based beliefs of Alabamians.
ECONOMY
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
Alabama has billions of dollars in reserves. Our tax revenues are very strong. It is time to significantly cut the state tax burden of our citizens. I support lncome tax reductions through credits, rebates, and low flat taxes on income.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
We need to reduce entitlements and incentivize getting people back into the workforce. Reduce or eliminate programs that do not effectively benefit the daily lives of our citizens and families. Rein in education spending that does not allow parent choice and achieve quantifiable results.
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Strongly Disagree
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
A secure border wall must be completed.
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Immigration to the United States must only take place through INS in a thoroughly vetted manner, Those desiring to immigrate must remain in their home countries. Anyone who has illegally entered the United States must return to their home. No illegal immigrants should be permitted any type of legal status and must not receive any tax payer funded benefits other than emergency medical care for life sustaining reasons.
EDUCATION
I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.
Strongly Agree
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.
Strongly Agree
I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.
Strongly Disagree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
None based on the Second Amendment to the Constitution - "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Strongly Disagree
ABOUT YOU
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
The general purposes of government include maintenance of public safety, providing public services, providing national protection and making national economic decisions. The Constitution of the United States clearly outlines and defines the purpose of our government. The Preamble is specific in its original language - "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." The Constitution and the Bill of Rights clearly define our government, and it must be no more or no less than that,
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
https://indd.adobe.com/view/25a8d1db-7bd5-44f8-abe1-3c6e32b30746 https://www.theblaze.com/conservative-review/conservative-opportunity-alabama-stalwart-state-rep-arnold-mooney-jumps-senate-race https://www.senateconservatives.com/post/3918/press-release-scf-endorses-arnold-mooney-in-alabama http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/3879282584.html https://www.wvtm13.com/article/arnold-mooney-recaps-alabama-gop-senate-debate/31052042
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
No
What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?
I am a life long Christian, conservative who does not retreat from standing on value and principle.
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.
Strongly Disagree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition
Strongly Agree
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I became a born again Christian at a young age. My wife Kelly, our children and their spouses are born again Christians and members of evangelical churches. Kelly and I are active members and worship at the Meadow Brook Baptist Church in our neighborhood, As recorded in God's inerrant word, Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the life and no one is saved and enters into Heaven except by repenting of one's sins and accepting Jesus Christ as personal Savior and Lord. We are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ and not by our own efforts. It is faith alone and grace alone!
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
Ballot harvesting, drop boxes and mass mail balloting should be banned. Neither government or private funding should ever be allowed to influence or interfere with the administration of any elections. Only legal citizens of the United States should have voting rights any election and held anywhere in the United States.
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
Yes. Violent racism wherever it is found is wrong and must not be allowed under any circumstance. We must judge a person on the basis of character and integrity, not the color of one's skin or ethnicity; Dr. King was correct in this assessment. I oppose all aspects of Critical Race Theory and Environmental, Social and Governance or any other such programs or beliefs.
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Which comes closest to your view? A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.
A
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
Strongly Agree
